Address presented at the 1969 Seminar in Albuquerque, New Mexico of the Association of Departments of English (ADE), an affiliate of the Modern Language Association of America (MLA). (DS)

Chicago panel members discuss inner city youth and admission. Inferior public school education, lack of parent participation in educational processes, lack of awareness of opportunities and money, keep many potential college students from even applying. (CJ)

Describes a program which provided an unexpected opportunity for a group of poor elderly men to earn a decent living for the first time in years. (DM)

Adapted from a paper on the surplus of doctorates in education, given in March 1970 to the American Association for Higher Education. (IR)

The application of multi-variable procedures to the concept of professorial seniority is illustrated. Using employee data, a seniority factor was constructed and computed and compared to seniority scores for selected individuals. The model and its uses (e.g., in financial exigencies) are discussed. (MLW)

A new approach to college financial self-assessment is described that focuses on changes in resources as the indicators of the institution's flexibility to respond to changes in its environment. The model is designed so that assessment results can be easily communicated within and outside the institution. (MSE)

Several problems in reporting and presentation of Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) data that might affect data comparability are outlined and recommendations of a HEGIS study group are presented. Suggestions range from increased institutional involvement and increased feedback to institutions, to improvements in data storage and…

Two university administrators were interviewed to determine their views on impending budget reductions proposed by the Reagan administration. Effective use of information systems, it is suggested, can help provide solutions to the financial problems facing higher education. (MLW)

Colleges faced with declining enrollments are cultivating a new crop of students--7-to-14-year-olds--who attend college after school, on Saturday mornings, and during the summer. Some programs are described, including College for Kids at the College of Marin and Cornell University. (MLW)

The Greenfield Secondary Schools Project in Greenfield (Massachusetts) includes a planning and grant-writing system, a grantsperson, and a structure encouraging community involvement and interagency cooperation, and has enabled Greenfield to finance innovation in lean times. (Author/JM)

The problem of student failure has been aggravated by the worsening financial condition of large U.S. cities. The author offers several partial solutions that might help schools combat the problem of dwindling resources. (Author/WD)

Predicts difficult times ahead for small/rural community colleges. Maintains community college leadership must set examples of positivism, high quality services and programs, and concentrate on maintaining a productive instructional climate; meet community needs; enhance delivery of instruction and resources; use financial resources effectively;…

Reports the results of a national survey of school board members' opinions about what parts of school district budgets could be cut in the face of a hypothetical 30-percent reduction in funds. First to go would be "executive administration" expenses. (JM)

Inflation posed a special financial threat to the University of Illinois Alumni Association because it sold life membership for one lump sum. The university's revised financial planning is discussed in terms of cost analysis, historical perspective, projection technique, and ultimate solution. (JMD)